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Found in Dard Hunter: The Graphic Works by Lawrence Kreisman: "Dard's mastery of the elements of design that made Viennese modernism so dramatic culminated in this double title page created in 1903 for Oscar Wilde's Salome. It pictures Salome in profile, the tall robed figure on the left, holding up the severed head of John the Baptist. Dard's lettering breaks away from simple sans serif type with the addition of curling embellishments that are tied to the dress folds, the hair, and the beard on the facing page."
Publisher description: "The distinctive typography and elegant compositions designed by William Joseph 'Dard' Hunter (American, 1883–1966) have become icons of the American Arts and Crafts style and have established him as one of America's most influential graphic artists of the twentieth century."
Found in Dard Hunter: The Graphic Works by Lawrence Kreisman: "Dard's mastery of the elements of design that made Viennese modernism so dramatic culminated in this double title page created in 1903 for Oscar Wilde's Salome. It pictures Salome in profile, the tall robed figure on the left, holding up the severed head of John the Baptist. Dard's lettering breaks away from simple sans serif type with the addition of curling embellishments that are tied to the dress folds, the hair, and the beard on the facing page."
Publisher description: "The distinctive typography and elegant compositions designed by William Joseph 'Dard' Hunter (American, 1883–1966) have become icons of the American Arts and Crafts style and have established him as one of America's most influential graphic artists of the twentieth century."